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Submitted by
billyproccy
a Downhiller
from Wales
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | evans cycles | | Strengths: | Great for dirt jumping, good for the money, not a single rattle when you jump, good strong design!!!! | | Weaknesses: | The only weakness i could pick out was that it`s breaks aren`t the greatest but can easily be replaced if pads wear down. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that i can highly reccommend this bike for the main uses of dirt jumping and a little downhill but remeber the forks aren`t design for downhill so take it easy on the fast downhill straights, GET THIS BIKEEEEE!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ben
a Downhiller
from Newcastle NSW Australia
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Downhill | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$9000.00 | | Purchased At: | downhill bike | | Strengths: | I like the shocks on downhill bikes | | Weaknesses: | bmx | | Similar Products Used: | mongoose fireball | | Bike Setup: | downhill | | Bottom Line: | well the downhilling is the best | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kev-roberts-nw115
a Downhiller
from kinmel bay, wales
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | jumpin | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | direct bikes, holywe | | Strengths: | all round good, im not gna blab on | | Weaknesses: | the rear drupout it angers me, one lasted four months then bent aling withe the readr derralieur
the second 1 lasted 1 day !!!
they are weak as hell, also the oringinal derrallieur is crap | | Similar Products Used: | saracen jump bike ??
not sure wat it was tho | | Bike Setup: | standard but with better rear derralier and halo SAS's | | Bottom Line: | all round good bike to start on
although as mentioned abouve the rear derralieur hanger is weak as hell.
thats all that needs to be said | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jarly damor
a Weekend Warrior
from cape town
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | jumping | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | weeler | | Strengths: | good jumping | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff | | Bike Setup: | mongoose fireball | | Bottom Line: | best bike ever good forks not that good breaks but still good best frame | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jarly damor
a Weekend Warrior
from cape town
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | jumping | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | weeler | | Strengths: | good jumping | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff | | Bike Setup: | good frame | | Bottom Line: | best bike ever good forks not that good breaks but still good best frame | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
arasch haiderzada
a Weekend Warrior
from cape town south africa
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt jumping | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Strengths: | graet look cheap good bike | | Weaknesses: | break | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff kona shred gt chucker spezialized p.3 p.2 p.1 | | Bike Setup: | mongoose fireball | | Bottom Line: | it is a very good bike best dirt jumper i seen good forks break you have to change | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jordan seaver
a
from Allendale, MI
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Cannonsburg ski area | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Free wheeler bike shop | | Strengths: | This bike from and forks are rock solid and the brakes are pretty good to. Love the brick pedals there real grippy and I haven't slipped a pedal yet. | | Weaknesses: | The back derailer sucks and the spring popped out in the first couple of months but thanks to Freewheeler bike shop I have a brand new derailer that is of higher quality, so the bike rides fin now. The chain wheel and rims do bend pretty easy. The rims are a good brand but I dont like to monkey around with my bike so I put some steel rims on instead of the alluminum ones that the bike comes with But I do love this bike!! | | Similar Products Used: | Iron Horse and GT bmx bikes | | Bike Setup: | standard besides a new, more bulky derailer. | | Bottom Line: | Really solid bike with a new derailer and some steel rims. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan M
a Cross Country Rider
from Brisbane,Queensland,Auz
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Solid frame, cranks and bars. But the forks are shockin.best price ever. | | Weaknesses: | Forks broke in a month, cranks need cleaning every week at least but its a brilliant bike for its money. | | Bike Setup: | rock shox dart 3s, wtb seat, velocity heavy metal rear wheel, sun ryhno lite front rim, maxxis lasern front tire and highroller rear, hayes discs and calipers. As u can see near fully custom. | | Bottom Line: | this is brilliant bike for begginers and some of the better rides that are looking for a cheap bike that can handle anything. This is a great bike and if u see one buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ori kr
a Racer
from jerusalem
Date Reviewed: December 15, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | urban strett dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | rozen and mints | | Strengths: | insane frame, about 1000 times stronger than the gt chucker fork and brakes work great! the duro d fork might be begginrs fork but its work well for me! chian guide, stem,insane cro-mo handlebar | | Weaknesses: | not founded. mines is 2007 and its bit to heavy... | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff, kona shred, specalized p2, bmx bikes,norco 125 | | Bike Setup: | stock setup | | Bottom Line: | the most insane bike for its price. i recommend it for dirt urban strett and even some fr by 100%! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
boofhead
a
from falls creek n.s.w australia
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | cheap bike,excellent bike for money, i paid $690 australian
looks good on black!
| | Weaknesses: | the crank cause some trouble but that could be because of the terain i ride on, which is fine dust. | | Similar Products Used: | bmx bikes, mates dirt jump bikes. | | Bike Setup: | stock, putting new crank in, stickers, may put different seat (just for looks), and maybe some hydraulic brakes. | | Bottom Line: | the bike is a great bike for beginner riders and beyond, i ride one, and i am an ok rider, my mates ride the 06 model(almost the same) and it handles everything they throught at it, massive 10 meter drops, fast hard turning, so if you want a cheaper bike that can handle anything and is practically bomb proof, then buy a mongoose fireball. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew
a
from suceava romania
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | FR and street | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | atycon | | Strengths: | rock solid bike, the fork works realy well, brakes are good and a very good bike for DJ and some FR | | Weaknesses: | mein is a 2007 model so it's a litle bit to havy, the chain maked some problems in the firts day and the rear shifter is not so rock solid. | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | very good bike for the price. you can make nearly everything with it. i've done a lot of trips with it and it's awesome! for FR you should change the rear shifter. BUY THIS BIKE cause it's worth the money! (4 chils cause the "transmision" makes litle problems). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
danny
a Weekend Warrior
from manchester
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | the lakes | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | bispham bikes | | Strengths: | the frame is strong although it is a little heavy and you can definately feel the pull on it when in the air. i was shocked at how good the brakes actually were because i was originally going to switch to disk but i stuck with the stock ones and they've been no problem. i wasn't too impressed with the standard spokes but they allowed me to do whatever i needed on the bike so that was good enough. | | Weaknesses: | the gears shift a little slow and this can be a flustration. | | Similar Products Used: | diamondback bmx | | Bottom Line: | a good bike, well worth the money. the bike causes little problems and is a strong and well built product however if you want to do some more intense biking, it would be wise to upgrade most of the stock parts. This would also help to lighten it a little (for example the pedals weigh a tonne! and the single front suspension doesn't give much release- new ones of these could give the bike a better balance when finishing jumps or suchlike) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a
from Antelope
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$499.00 | | Purchased At: | performancebike,com | | Strengths: | See previous review | | Weaknesses: | See previous review | | Similar Products Used: | See previous review | | Bike Setup: | See previous review | | Bottom Line: | Correction to last statement about weight being around 30lbs, its actually 27lbs and would be even less with lighter tires.I wanted to post this update since it's important to know this can be a nice, light bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a
from Antelope, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | 499 | | Strengths: | Solid frame, decent crank. Mines at 2007 model, so the forks not bad. | | Weaknesses: | Too heavy stock, don't expect much until you upgrade components. All the weights in the wheels, stem, pedals and bar. | | Similar Products Used: | BMX style bikes. I normally ride full suspension. | | Bike Setup: | Stock FSA crank w/ Race Face 32t aluminum ring. Sun Ditch-Witch wheels w/Deore hubs and 2.35 Stock Kenda block 8's. Shimano hydraulic brakes, Titac Hell-Bent bar w/Truvativ DH stem. Drive Magnesium platform pedals. | | Bottom Line: | After I bought this bike I was so disappointed with the feel (weight). Since it was an online order, a return wasn't an option so I took the whole bike apart to find where the weight was. The stock pedals are beasts (over 800g),the calipers (+/- 500g), the bar is steel and the stem a brick, the wheels where "ok" and for the weight weenies, has a steel chainring instead of aluminum.
After changing all the above with my current setup, the bikes about 30lbs and very agile, easy to move around. With selling my stock parts and Ebay, I still paid less than other DJ's out there and IMO have a better bike for the buck.
Get this bike if you can put some money into it, great frame and good starter setup. Five Chilis for price, 3 for weight.
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Submitted by
Evan
a
from Preston, Lancashire, England
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | N/E | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Gary Fisher Cycles, [I Think] | | Strengths: | Good Frame Etc. Some people complain about the Forks but they worked well for me up to now... | | Weaknesses: | I Had Some problems with the Gears, Also the chain was a bit iffy but apart from that i have no REAL Problems with this bike. | | Bottom Line: | Good bike for me, Although i am not that mean to it, I Am a quite new rider. I Think it's a good, Affordable Bike to learn MTB On... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Petherick
a Weekend Warrior
from NZ
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Hi-Roller | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Cranked Cycles | | Strengths: | Very strong frame (a bit heavy), it has brakes (finally)cro-mo handle bars, strong chain guider everything rocks | | Weaknesses: | bad forks, I changed to marzocchi drop of threes | | Bike Setup: | 2007 fireball, with drop off threes | | Bottom Line: | excellent bike is a good dh hardtail strongly recomend | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Laurence Dyson
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Ringland Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Pauls Cycles | | Strengths: | The frame is super strong and has real neat gussets round the head tube. It also has horizontal dropouts and built in tensioners so running single speed is a dream. The wheels are of decent quality and mine have only got a minor buckle, even after landing a diagonally from 5 foot up! The forks which came on mine (Marzocchi MZ Comp) are quite good and havent bottomed out once yet, although after coming off a 6 foot double the steerer tube is bent slightly. The stock setup is awesome and if you're into dirt jumping or street then this bike rules. | | Weaknesses: | The only real weakness is the forks which are built for cross country riding arent very strong. But since the bike is so cheap compared to others in its field, there is plenty of room for improvment. Also the grips give you no end of blisters. | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi DJ3's and some DMR Zip Grips. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is built to take a battering. The box sections on the chainstays are beefy to say the least and the bike is nimble when riding. This bike is a greaat all rounder and is greaat for people on a tight budget. Although if you hae the spare cash then upgrade the forks asap! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Scothern
a Downhiller
from Manchester
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Dead Mans Blast | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | My mates | | Strengths: | Bombproof frame, nothing can damage it. Rims are pretty good too, fork is good for a budget i would upgrade though. If you tighten the brakes they are better than the lower price Magura ones-well i think so!!! | | Weaknesses: | Gears are shoddy and the shifts are way too slow. V-Brakes suffer a bit in the wet but if tightened they rock. | | Similar Products Used: | Diamondback M40 | | Bike Setup: | I run the basic spec but i fitted a Hnager Banger and changed the derailleur. I have fitted Hope discs now but the I ran the Promax ones before. | | Bottom Line: | The bike is great, it handles well, the brakes offer decent stopping power and the frame can take anything. If your riding becomes more hardcore though, I'd recomend switching to disc brakes and upgrading the fork.
IF you ride moderate dirt/street this bike is fine, not too pricey etiher. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
james couzens
a
from england
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | dont have one | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | partridge cycles | | Strengths: | all togethere its a very nice bike. tyres are nice and big the ride is also smooth. | | Weaknesses: | cranks me crank keeps coming loose and i keep needing to do it up | | Similar Products Used: | kona stinky | | Bike Setup: | stock but will be getting a new crank | | Bottom Line: | very good bike nice to ride but rubbish cranks | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jack needham
a Weekend Warrior
from lancashire
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | cockermouth | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | bispham bikes | | Strengths: | never broke down on. very strong frame | | Weaknesses: | crank is not the best | | Bike Setup: | mavic 521 wheelset, 2003 dj3's, dmr moto tyres, truvativ crank and BB, magura louise disc brakes, hope headset, truvativ DH pedals and loads more cool stuff | | Bottom Line: | this bike rocks because i built it. buy it anyway!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ollie Johansson
a Cross Country Rider
from Malmö, Sweden
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Cykelringen | | Strengths: | There´s nothing wrong with the frame, a bit on the heavy side but that comes with this type of construction. Gears are good. No problem with pedals and crank (saw someone else writing that the pedals were plastic, mine are definately aluminium). Frame has chain tensioner so you can modify it into a single speed if you wish to. NOTE, buy the extra small frame (14"), if you´re not very tall. I´m average length and the small (17") turned out to be way too big for me to really maneuver while jumping. It ended up with me having to buy another one since the bike shop didn´t allow for bike returns after use (obviously). So go for XS (it also looks ALOT more mean)! | | Weaknesses: | The fork isn´t much fun and the general feel will be really improved with changing to something a bit more serious. Shifters and breaks are low-end but they do their job. Do some gradual upgrading and you won´t totally ruin yourself. | | Similar Products Used: | I´ve had a ton of different MTB´s and BMX´s. | | Bike Setup: | Just ordered a Dirt Jam Pro fork and Hayes disc brakes. All else is stock. | | Bottom Line: | Obviously depending on your demands but I really think that this is a solid first buy for someone who´s interested in starting out with dirt jumping/freeriding.
Some parts might need to be replaced along the way but the initial cost isn´t that high either. Frame will last forever so you can keep building around that.
For what I paid the price was low enough just to buy it for building something else with it or just use it as a resource for spares.
Someone wrote something about it being a bad cross country bike, but that´s NOT what this is meant to be either. If you´re planning on doing 40 miles a day on your bike then get something else (I´ve easily done 20 but it is a bit heavy and the gears are low). This is a tank, not a smooth hybrid or anything but that´s also it´s strength and beauty.
Have fun! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joel bruning
a Weekend Warrior
from perth, Western Australia
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | canning mills | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$669.00 | | Purchased At: | armadale cycle world | | Strengths: | the frame is just the right angle and length and has a good stong front end. the rims are also good quality for the price and tyres roll quite well. | | Weaknesses: | the fork's are really sloppy and to soft for jumping. the cranks are not good for the style or riding because they are weak and i snapped it after about 1/2 a year | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | allmost as i had it when i bought it except a new crank and new forks | | Bottom Line: | good for the begginer djer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Weekend Warrior
from melbourne, victoria, australia
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | wherever the road takes me... | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | not too far from here | | Strengths: | THIS IS A REVIEW FOR A THUNDERBALL NOT FIREBALL:
nice frame, i got an XS which is good for urban and djing, im just learning to manual. Strong components. Good brakes. Nice forks. Good Geometry | | Weaknesses: | Double chainring in the front, dont like it. Forks make strange topping out noise on manuals and when i pull up the front, but you get used to it. Bad colour (olive green). Stupid tyres for a dj//urban bike, kenda downhill tyres. | | Similar Products Used: | Avanti Hotdog | | Bike Setup: | Stock. | | Bottom Line: | Nice bike, the strengths definately outweigh the weaknesses, the brakes are a little fiddly to get set up well but other than that, its good. Not the fastest pedalling bike ever, but it takes a beating and that makes up for it. Buy it if you want a nice cheap, strtong, dirt jumper or urban assault bike that is miles ahead of the competition in terms of value for money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
martin hussey
a Downhiller
from bishops stortford, hertfordshire
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | 300.00 | | Strengths: | great bike!!! had no troucle with it so far, handles fantasticly, by far the best bike ive had yet! | | Weaknesses: | brakes, pedals errm yeah thats about it | | Similar Products Used: | too many to name, kona stinky, specialized p.2 etc... | | Bike Setup: | stock except for dmr v12 pedals and magura hs33 hydraulic brakes | | Bottom Line: | excellent bike! well worth spending the cash on!! no regrets atall, great for someone thats getting into jumping as its very well priced... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Richardson
a Weekend Warrior
from Winchester
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Bar end jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | hargroves cycles uk | | Strengths: | strong frame, good forks. | | Weaknesses: | hubs | | Similar Products Used: | P2 | | Bottom Line: | A realy good jumper will go a loing way for the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joel sanderson
a Weekend Warrior
from umina,nsw,australia
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | ourimbah hills | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | kincumber bike'n'skate | | Strengths: | fat tyres,good rims,mad crank | | Weaknesses: | not many an all around good bike | | Similar Products Used: | gt aggresor,thunderball | | Bottom Line: | worth the money for this kind of bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arnoldo
a Downhiller
from Northern Ireland
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Moneyscalp | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Real Cycles | | Strengths: | Frame, Cranks, Rims, Tyres, | | Weaknesses: | Forks, Riser Bar, Pedals, Stem | | Similar Products Used: | Stinky, Gt Agressor, Saracen Xile | | Bike Setup: | Transx stem, Club roast riser bar and club roast lock on grips and the rest is standard. | | Bottom Line: | Really gd spec for the money but the forks will need upgrading and the rims wont last for long. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
micheal barron
a Weekend Warrior
from geelong VIC Australia
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | my dirt jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | bike power | | Strengths: | has a strong frame, very comfortable to ride. great to jump. | | Weaknesses: | there isn't really anything wrong witth it, exept maybe they could have replaced the plastic pedals with some steel ones. | | Similar Products Used: | other dirt jumping mtb's | | Bike Setup: | basically stock, just put some disc brakes on, steel pedals. | | Bottom Line: | great bike, definatly a good bike for begginers or people who are good jumpers, such a low price for such a great bike is very attractive. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Coburn
a Downhiller
from Ashland, Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | MT. Ashland | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | bear creek cyclery | | Strengths: | Big beefy tires, fraim, fork. | | Weaknesses: | Brakes | | Similar Products Used: | varius mt. bikes | | Bottom Line: | very nice bike. great for downhill and jumping. the bike is very easy to controll, the beefy tires help prevent sliding out and give good traction. Decent fork, does great with down hill and jumps but isnt so great for smaller bumps. comes with a nice stock seat, very comfertable to ride. OVerall its a great bike, very easy to controll and menuver and comes at a great price.
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Submitted by
mark smith
a
from new zealand
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | my back yard huge jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | the bike shed | | Strengths: | frame, cramks, gears, handlebars, forks | | Weaknesses: | pedals brakes tires | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | diamondback pedals apart from that stock | | Bottom Line: | (this is a review for the mongoose thunderball)
its a good bike. The brakes have a long break-in period and the brakes are very hard to set up and levers are very hard to pull. (Get new ones) Tires clog up on mud. the forks are very good have never bottomed them out. a few problems at the start but nothing you cant fix.
good bike but not great.
buy it if youve youve been biking but now want to do more jumps. Dont get it if you want and allround strong bike it very hard to pedal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dame
a Downhiller
from barnsley
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | silkstone woods | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Strengths: | the bike has many strenths as very few weaknesses, it is great for most things such as downhill, regular dirt jumps, wooden jumps, skateparks and trials | | Weaknesses: | the bike is not so googd if you are only in to cross country as it only has 7 gears this bike is more hardcore than anything, | | Bottom Line: | i strongly recomend this bike and i think its well worth the money and its rare it will need fixing | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Action Cycles, Wallington | | Strengths: | really nice frame, nice and light and has so far been able to take anything that i have thrown at it. I also find the control that i can excercise over this bike is better than on my girlfriends Kona Scab. Dont really know why that is but it is :/ | | Weaknesses: | Forks. Plain and simple. I have em set up as hard as they will go, i am just a very light rider as well but i dont feel the forks standing up to the abuse for long. If i was gonna keep them for long enough then they might prove me wrong. | | Similar Products Used: | lots of BMXs | | Bike Setup: | off the peg at the moment, will be upgrading the forks though | | Bottom Line: | Rides like a huge BMX with gears.
Good for anyone lookin for a reasonably priced bike that seems to be able to handle MOST of what an amateur rider could throw at it.
I love the cut of the frame and the riding position. True BMXkore!
Im not a very serious MTB rider but used to be a very serious dirt BMX rider, so perhaps i give this bike a bit more of a thrashing than most novice users would and it puts up with it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
david may
a Weekend Warrior
from birmingham
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | local track | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Dream cycles | | Strengths: | its great strentgh and value. Great. The equipment is also well worth its weight in gold. Wheels are bomb proof, | | Weaknesses: | Possibly the forks. | | Similar Products Used: | Thunderball. | | Bike Setup: | Changed the bars as i had some 24/7 from a previous bike going spare | | Bottom Line: | This bike is brill. I have used the thunderball before and it was cack value. The forks i found were worse than the ones oon the fireball. Exr comps which are made by suntour. I bottomed them on smaller jumps which eventually bought about the snapping of the frame. The forks are not bad either. I adjusted them to their hardest and although they are bnot so great for small bumps they jump better than my previous dirt jumpers 3. Buy this bike it will serve you well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stu morris
a
from uk
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | bike scean | | Strengths: | frame stem crankarms and bashring | | Weaknesses: | bottom bracket forks wheel and bars peds dont grip when whet | | Similar Products Used: | just bmxs | | Bike Setup: | stock but wingbars and v8s | | Bottom Line: | good bike for price forks are a little short could use some djs but iv never bottomed them out buckled the wheels only a bit on the front bent the bottom bracket the bars were pap bent them firt day i got it stem is good nice internal headset good frame shifts nice good for dirt jumping ok for hardtail dh and northshore would be better whith a new fork kicks arse on street | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
peter stubbs
a Downhiller
from Leeds,West Yorkshire,England
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | horbury bike track | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | DTP cycles | | Strengths: | Its a really small light frame that just wants to be thrown about.Ive been doing some pretty hard riding and the bike loves it.It was great value for money. | | Weaknesses: | The suspension lets it down a bit,ive only had it a few weeks and ive broken the forks already,they were really soft when i got it but now they have gone rock hard. | | Similar Products Used: | GT moto,Base jumpbike. | | Bike Setup: | stock setup. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is amazing value for money,it doesnt upset the bank balance and rides like a dream.If you can afford it then i recommend you buy some better suspension forks though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Sacha
a Weekend Warrior
from New York,NY, USA
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | camp fortune | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | west side bicycles | | Strengths: | Price, good components | | Weaknesses: | none so far... | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Shred,trek bruiser2, specialized p1 | | Bike Setup: | Stock fireball | | Bottom Line: | Its a sweet bike for what i paid. i rode the day i got it and i was speechless. I hit some dirt jumps a few days later and i have to say it rode better than the kona.
I noticed the shocks are a bit soft but im not complaining ,at least i still have some money in my bank account. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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